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# Diceware # Diceware
First, feel free to chekc out the live demo, running at [https://www.dmuth.org/diceware/](https://www.dmuth.org/diceware/)
Weak passwords are a big flaw in computer security due to a lack of "entropy" or randomness. For example, how many times have you used the name of a pet or relative or street in a password, or perhaps the number "1". Not very random, is it? :-) Worse still, if passwords are reused between services, that increases your security risk. Weak passwords are a big flaw in computer security due to a lack of "entropy" or randomness. For example, how many times have you used the name of a pet or relative or street in a password, or perhaps the number "1". Not very random, is it? :-) Worse still, if passwords are reused between services, that increases your security risk.
Fact is, humans are terrible at remembering random combiations of letters and numbers, but we are great at remembering phrases of words. That's where Diceware comes in. Fact is, humans are terrible at remembering random combiations of letters and numbers, but we are great at remembering phrases of words. That's where Diceware comes in.
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- [Diceware for Passphrase Generation and Other Cryptographic Applications](http://world.std.com/~reinhold/diceware.txt) - [Diceware for Passphrase Generation and Other Cryptographic Applications](http://world.std.com/~reinhold/diceware.txt)
# Running this software online # Can I run this on my own computer without using your website?
I have a copy running at [https://www.dmuth.org/diceware/](https://www.dmuth.org/diceware/). Yes. Feel free to clone this repo with `git clone https://github.com/dmuth/diceware.git` and run it
Feel free to use it to generate your own passwords.
# Running this software from your computer
Feel free to clone this repo with `git clone https://github.com/dmuth/diceware.git` and run it
from a local directory on your computer. from a local directory on your computer.